THIS BRIEF REVIEW OF PROJECT CONCERN, AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENT IN WHICH INNER CITY MINORITY GROUP CHILDREN ARE BEING BUSED TO SUBURBAN MIDDLE CLASS SCHOOLS, SUMMARIZES THE PROJECT'S SUCCESSFUL FEATURES. CONTRARY TO POPULAR MISCONCEPTIONS, AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF RANDOMLY SELECTED MINORITY GROUP PARENTS AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRANSFER…

THIS REPRINTED SERIES OF NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ABOUT PROJECT CONCERN, HARTFORD'S EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM WHICH BUSES INNER CITY CHILDREN TO SUBURBAN SCHOOLS, IS COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF ANECDOTAL REPORTS FROM MOTHERS, CHILDREN, AND TEACHERS. THE INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES DEAL WITH THE CHILDREN'S REACTIONS TO THE BUSING AND TO THEIR NEW SCHOOLS, THEIR ADJUSTMENT,…

The final technical report summarizes the development, operations, and effectiveness of Project Concern, Hartford's program of suburban school placement for inner-city children. This approach to educational improvement through busing disadvantaged students to neighboring towns was funded in part by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title…